mean-spirited
Example Sentences
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He wrote a letter to the local paper, calling Wisor “slanderous, mean-spirited and extraordinarily unprofessional.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026
His misguided approach - often aped on the Accidentally Partridge social media account, which shares cringeworthy clips of public figures - is "provocative" but, Coogan hopes, "never mean-spirited."
From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025
Though mean-spirited, the jester Rigoletto — Verdi’s hapless, vengeful hunchback — wins our hearts as the outsider whom a heartless world so often abuses.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2025
If the idea is to bring in cheer, make sure it’s not mean-spirited.
From Salon • Dec. 9, 2024
Now that he recognized in his heart how he had changed, he had to shift his mind-set, his angry, mean-spirited ways.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
